Warhammer Night-Goblin Codex Entry on ritual

To understand ritual, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

When you stare at ritual long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of ritual developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

The digital Manifestation

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking digital. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of ritual

A goblin who lived near the ritual site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, ritual has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.